May 21, 2021, 12:58 PM
(From The Washington Post) Although most vaccination requirements have been issued at the state level in recent decades, whether individual schools can add to the list of required vaccines remains an open question, and may vary by state, according to Kristine Bowman, a professor of law and education policy at Michigan State University. For example, in January 2021, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced that it plans to require its students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once a vaccine is approved and available.
On the other hand, at least one state legislature is considering barring state universities from requiring vaccines as a condition of taking in-person classes, contending a vaccine requirement would infringe on matters of individual choice. This raises the interesting question of whether independent schools could require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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